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Downstairs in 770 (Rabbi Shmuel Benjamin) or
Crown Kosher 413 Kingston Avenue (b/t Montgomery and Empire)
Monday March 9 (taanis Esther) 12:30pm till 7:30pm
Tuesday March 10 (Purim) All day
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FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — For weeks, Jonah and Riley Stearns have scoured their home — and their lunch boxes — for recyclables: empty Capri Sun juice pouches, egg cartons and cardboard rolls from toilet paper.
And each Sunday, the 7-year-old twins toted them in bags to Hebrew school at The Shul, a Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue in West Bloomfield, which is going “green” for this year’s Purim holiday.
Hashem put us humans into this world. A world with its never-ending ups and downs, both physically and spiritually.
How lucky we are, us Yidden:
We received the Torah as a gift.
It is a gift from Hashem.
Hashem knows what is best for us and there IS NO OTHER TRUTH besides the Torah.
When we follow the Torah guidelines, we are assured by Hashem that we are living our lives in the best possible way, and in the derech that Hashem wanted us to live.
To help us live by the Torah’s ways, Hashem gives us leaders to help guide us and remind us of the correct way of life for a Yid.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Fischel and Miriam (nee Galowinsky) Litzman (Monsey, NY) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
BROOKLYN, NY — According to a new report leaked Friday by London’s Jewish Chronicle, properties bearing mezuzahs on their doorposts are selling for 10,000 pounds more than their equivalents without the parchments.
Real estate agents throughout all areas of the city have noticed the surge since October, when homes and apartments with mezuzahs have garnered considerably more. Though it is unclear why this phenomenon exists, retailers across London have also seen an increase in mezuzah sales—and not only to Jewish customers.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Danny Talkins (Toronto, Canada) and Sarah Allison (Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Sunday at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — The MTA now says a plan to cut back weekend subway service can be avoided, if Albany lawmakers act on a plan to shore up the agency’s $1.2 billion budget gap.
Last week, the MTA said it was moving forward with plans to reduce the scheduled frequency of weekend subway service on most of the lettered lines, beginning in June.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sruly Moskovits (Monsey, NY) and Miriam Fuchs (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
QUEENS, NY [CHI] — Family, friends and supports gathered with the Wolowik family for the traditional ‘Hakomas Hamatzaiva’ [erecting of the headstone] of their son Levi Yitzchok.
More pictures and a video in the Extended Article.
JERUSALEM, Israel [INN] — Closed circuit video shows the attack by an Arab tractor driver last Thursday — the third of its kind in Jerusalem in a single year.
The footage shows the tractor pushing a police car it had just overturned and the near-immediate response by armed policemen and citizens, who shot the driver dead.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eldad Drori (S Paul, MN) and Shoshana Greenbaum (Hollywood, FL) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Purim happened in ancient Persia, present day Iraq and iran. Any connection between todays tensions in that part of the world and Purim of old?
If Yom Kippur (Yom Ha-Ki-Purim) is only similar to Purim, which implies that Purim is holier and greater than yom kippur, how is it that on Yom Kippur we fast and spend the entire day in temple, while on purim we eat, drink, and mostly have a very good time (and that’s an understatement).
SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — In a celebration tempered by the recent Victoria bushfire tragedy and last year’s Mumbai terror attacks, the Yeshiva Centre in Sydney’s annual gala dinner adopted a reflective tone on Tuesday night, promoting a message of unity and self-sacrifice for the greater good.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Rabbi Yosef Slavin, of Caracas, Venezuela, puts out a weekly video, in Spanish, on the Parasha. For purim, he put out a Purimdike video, and also put in English subtitles.
“The visits from Chabad volunteers over Purim and throughout the year really raise our spirits,” said David Emmett, a bereaved father from Beit Shean. Mr. Emmett’s son, Capt. Boaz Emmett, Hy”d, was killed in a terror attack at the Erez checkpoint. “You are a ray of light in these difficult days,” he says. Rachel Ochana, mother of Shimon Ochana, who was mortally wounded by snipers from Beit Jala, agrees. “Don’t stay home,” she says. “If you have the chance and the time to go and visit some families, please don’t hesitate.”
The director of the Tzeirei Chabad and Agudas Chassidei Chabad Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Ahronov reports that, “At the same time, low-income families have been invited to Purim meals at the homes of Chabad Youth Organization volunteers and take an active part in the festival joy.”
Crown Heights Softball league has begun registration for its 2009 campaign.
Registration begins today and runs through 12th of March.
DES MOINES, IA [AP] — A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss illegal immigration and bank fraud charges against Agriprocessors Inc. and former manager Sholom Rubashkin.
Attorneys for Rubashkin and Agriprocessors asked that the case be dismissed, claiming grand jury proceedings were tainted by improper comments about religion, race and anti-Semitism.
